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Call for Public-Private R + D + i Project Financing

R + D + i projects (TRLs 3-4, ie industrial research projects that end with the validation of the technology in the laboratory or in the pilot plant) must fit into one of the 23 STRATEGIC LINES (see below). We believe that the following strategic lines may be of interest for projects that are moving from the Valley:

4. Sustainability of plastics: synthesis, recycling and recovery

6. Efficient conversion of sunlight into fuels and chemicals

12. Sustainable fuels

13. Digital twins: modeling and design

We attach a summary of the call, as well as the document Template for the Report to be submitted, and the BOE with all the details. In addition, you can find additional information provided by the agency:

- News of the publication: link

.- Website of the performance: link.

- Presentation and video of the webinar: link

In summary, so that you can assess your participation, this is the type of projects, duration and funding conditions:

• Total project budget: Between € 400k and € 2M (minimum participation per entity of 10% of the total budget)

• Collaborative projects: Consortia of 2 to 10 entities (at least one public / private research entity or technology center and one company).

• Duration of the project: 3 years

• Type of financing for companies: Loan

  • small businesses: maximum aid intensity of 80%
  • medium-sized companies: maximum aid intensity of 75%
  • large companies: maximum aid intensity of 65%

• Loan characteristics:

  • Interest rate: Euribor. If this is negative, the applicable interest will be 0%.
  • Fixed term of absence: 3 years
  • Maximum return period: 7 years
  • Maximum repayment term: 10 years

From the Valley Knowledge Alliance, formed by the URV, IREC, ICIQ and EURECAT, we are at your disposal to prepare project proposals that can compete for this initiative. The contact persons for these lines are:

  1. URV / Ignasi Salvadó / ignasi.salvado@urv.cat / 619131206
  2. ICIQ / Lorena Tomàs / ltomas@iciq.es/ 626695866
  3. IREC / Manel Sanmarti / msanmarti@irec.cat / 663 644 547
  4. EURECAT / Agustí Chico / agusti.chico@eurecat.org

If you have any projects that you think might fit, please contact

Hydrogen Valley of Catalonia

Coordinated by the URV

https://www.h2valleycat.urv.cat/en/

C / e: h2valleycat@urv.cat


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